Scott glared at his father, rage building inside of him. He didn't know
what had happened between him and John, but the way John had looked at his
father, with such hatred. Scott prayed to God, he'd never see that on his
normally- gentle brother's face ever again. And why had his father switched
off the communications with Thunderbird five, he thought to himself,
probably to avoid another confrontation, well there was no way he could
just waltz back in here as if he hadn't a care in the world and expect to
get away with it.
'I want you to get out of this house, now!' Scott whirled furiously towards his father.
'Now Scott, let's all just calm down.'
'No. let's not!'
'Listen I know you boys are mad, but I've apologised, what else do you want me to do?'
Scott was incensed 'and you think that that's it, that we'll say, 'hey it's ok, that you practically signed our mothers death warrant, welcome home dad'?
'Well yes..' Jeff replied, 'that was the angle I was hoping for.'
Virgil stood and joined Scott, 'how many times does he have to say it, you're not welcome here anymore.'
'Oh but Virgil, like I told your brother, I have as much right to be here as the rest of you.'
'No' Alan spoke up, getting to his feet, 'you lost that right when you killed our mother.'
'Alan...' Jeff said, casting a wounded look at his youngest, 'I'm the only parent you've ever known, surely you're not going to turn against me too?'
Scott shot a glance at his youngest brother, he didn't want him feeling sorry for Jeff, their father was trying to emotionally- blackmail him.
'Nobody turned against you, you turned everyone against you on your own.' Scott answered.
Alan held out a hand, 'I don't need you to answer for me Scott' he said.
He walked towards his father, 'you're right dad..' he said softly, 'you are the only parent I've ever known....' Scott, Virgil and Gordon exchanged worried looks, they knew that Jeff was a strong influence over the youngest Tracy. '....and what a brilliant job you made of it.' He finished sarcastically.
Scott sighed in relief, but at the same time, felt awful for his baby brother. He adored Jeff and now his father had broken his heart, this was yet another reason that Scott wanted to kill him.
Alan continued, the personal attack at Jeff's parenting skills, '...at the office all day, leaving Scott and Virg to look after us...always being too busy to play, when you got back... hell Scott..Virgil..even John.. was more of a parent to us than you ever were!'
Scott and Virgil shared a knowing look, as they remembered how things had been, growing up.
'So don't tell me not to turn against you, because there's no way I can ever be 'with' you again.'
Scott expected to see the flash of hurt come into his father's eyes at these words from his youngest, but to Scott's shock he smiled.
'You're right, I probably was a lousy father, to be honest with you the office was more fun after Lucy died, I could enjoy myself with Joanne whenever I wanted.'
The atmosphere was filled with the horror of that statement. The Hood mentally spoke to Gordon, 'kill me, kill me, kill me' he told him over and over. The throbbing in Gordon's head became a dull roar and he quietly walked unnoticed to the drawer at the back of the lounge. He was under the Hood's control. He retrieved what he was looking for and walked over to stand next to his brothers.
The seconds ticked by in silence as Scott stared furiously at Jeff, Virgil looked like he was going to be sick and Alan looked like he was going to cry.
Gordon raised his right arm and cocked his head to the right, 'care to repeat that?' he asked, his words dripping with sarcasm, as he held the semi-automatic at his father's head.
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'Base from Thunderbird Five' John practically screamed it the seventh time. It was no use, The Hood had cut him off.
'Damn It !' he shouted in frustration, his mind began to whir, as he tried to think of a solution. How could he warn them, he'd already tried each of his brother's communicators but they only wore them on rescues. Tin-Tin's mobile was off and Brains didn't have his communicator on either. I've got to get to Dad. He thought to himself. He'd called Nasa immeadiately and asked them to bring him down, they knew Jeff and about IR so it was safe to request their help, but none of them knew of their base, Tracy Island. John knew it would take at least an hour for Nasa to get to him and then bring him back down. Then he thought of something, 'brilliant', he said to himself, 'why didn't I think of that before?'
Turning to the control panel, he put in the call.
'Hello' a voice answered.
'Penelope.' John said, 'we need your help.'
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Jeff continued to struggle, he couldn't give up, he just couldn't. Not when his sons' lives depended on it. But it was no use, he couldn't budge. 'Please Lord', he prayed aloud, 'please help me, I have to get to my boys.'
A loud creaking was his only reply, it sounded like the door to the warehouse. Had the Hood, come back. Jeff couldn't see much in the darkness, but then a shadow emerged, 'hello?' Jeff found himself calling.
Footsteps moved slowly towards him, and Jeff looked up as the figure revealed itself. Jeff's eyes widened in surprise as his ropes were untied.
'Penelope..' He said smiling, 'thank god!'
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'Penelope have you got him?' John's voice sounded through Penny's communicator.
'Yes John' she answered, as she carefully sawed through Jeff's ropes with her modified- manicure set.
Jeff immediately, grabbed her wrist, with his now free hand. 'John!' he shouted in relief, 'how did you know he wasn't me?'
'Come on Dad I know you better than that.' John replied, letting himself smile as his father's dirty but, familiar head smiled up at him. 'Plus, I saw the house in the background and knew he couldn't be in two places at once.' He admitted.
Jeff's smile vanished, 'the house?' he asked gruffly, at John's nod, he continued, 'I knew he'd go there. How did he find out where we lived? How the hell did he get my face?'
John interrupted him, 'Sorry Dad, but I think there's a more serious question here, what's he planning?'
Jeff 's eyes narrowed in worry, 'You're right, John, care to fill me in?'
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So,
HOW WILL JEFF REACT TO THE EVENTS?
WILL HE GET TO THE HOUSE IN TIME?
WILL JOHN GET TO THE HOUSE IN TIME?
WILL THE HOOD GET HIS BRAINS BLOWN OUT?
BUT WHY WOULD HE PLAN TO GET HIMSELF KILLED?
FIND OUT IN THE NEXT PART OF 'IT'S ALL IN THE MIND'
'I want you to get out of this house, now!' Scott whirled furiously towards his father.
'Now Scott, let's all just calm down.'
'No. let's not!'
'Listen I know you boys are mad, but I've apologised, what else do you want me to do?'
Scott was incensed 'and you think that that's it, that we'll say, 'hey it's ok, that you practically signed our mothers death warrant, welcome home dad'?
'Well yes..' Jeff replied, 'that was the angle I was hoping for.'
Virgil stood and joined Scott, 'how many times does he have to say it, you're not welcome here anymore.'
'Oh but Virgil, like I told your brother, I have as much right to be here as the rest of you.'
'No' Alan spoke up, getting to his feet, 'you lost that right when you killed our mother.'
'Alan...' Jeff said, casting a wounded look at his youngest, 'I'm the only parent you've ever known, surely you're not going to turn against me too?'
Scott shot a glance at his youngest brother, he didn't want him feeling sorry for Jeff, their father was trying to emotionally- blackmail him.
'Nobody turned against you, you turned everyone against you on your own.' Scott answered.
Alan held out a hand, 'I don't need you to answer for me Scott' he said.
He walked towards his father, 'you're right dad..' he said softly, 'you are the only parent I've ever known....' Scott, Virgil and Gordon exchanged worried looks, they knew that Jeff was a strong influence over the youngest Tracy. '....and what a brilliant job you made of it.' He finished sarcastically.
Scott sighed in relief, but at the same time, felt awful for his baby brother. He adored Jeff and now his father had broken his heart, this was yet another reason that Scott wanted to kill him.
Alan continued, the personal attack at Jeff's parenting skills, '...at the office all day, leaving Scott and Virg to look after us...always being too busy to play, when you got back... hell Scott..Virgil..even John.. was more of a parent to us than you ever were!'
Scott and Virgil shared a knowing look, as they remembered how things had been, growing up.
'So don't tell me not to turn against you, because there's no way I can ever be 'with' you again.'
Scott expected to see the flash of hurt come into his father's eyes at these words from his youngest, but to Scott's shock he smiled.
'You're right, I probably was a lousy father, to be honest with you the office was more fun after Lucy died, I could enjoy myself with Joanne whenever I wanted.'
The atmosphere was filled with the horror of that statement. The Hood mentally spoke to Gordon, 'kill me, kill me, kill me' he told him over and over. The throbbing in Gordon's head became a dull roar and he quietly walked unnoticed to the drawer at the back of the lounge. He was under the Hood's control. He retrieved what he was looking for and walked over to stand next to his brothers.
The seconds ticked by in silence as Scott stared furiously at Jeff, Virgil looked like he was going to be sick and Alan looked like he was going to cry.
Gordon raised his right arm and cocked his head to the right, 'care to repeat that?' he asked, his words dripping with sarcasm, as he held the semi-automatic at his father's head.
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'Base from Thunderbird Five' John practically screamed it the seventh time. It was no use, The Hood had cut him off.
'Damn It !' he shouted in frustration, his mind began to whir, as he tried to think of a solution. How could he warn them, he'd already tried each of his brother's communicators but they only wore them on rescues. Tin-Tin's mobile was off and Brains didn't have his communicator on either. I've got to get to Dad. He thought to himself. He'd called Nasa immeadiately and asked them to bring him down, they knew Jeff and about IR so it was safe to request their help, but none of them knew of their base, Tracy Island. John knew it would take at least an hour for Nasa to get to him and then bring him back down. Then he thought of something, 'brilliant', he said to himself, 'why didn't I think of that before?'
Turning to the control panel, he put in the call.
'Hello' a voice answered.
'Penelope.' John said, 'we need your help.'
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Jeff continued to struggle, he couldn't give up, he just couldn't. Not when his sons' lives depended on it. But it was no use, he couldn't budge. 'Please Lord', he prayed aloud, 'please help me, I have to get to my boys.'
A loud creaking was his only reply, it sounded like the door to the warehouse. Had the Hood, come back. Jeff couldn't see much in the darkness, but then a shadow emerged, 'hello?' Jeff found himself calling.
Footsteps moved slowly towards him, and Jeff looked up as the figure revealed itself. Jeff's eyes widened in surprise as his ropes were untied.
'Penelope..' He said smiling, 'thank god!'
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'Penelope have you got him?' John's voice sounded through Penny's communicator.
'Yes John' she answered, as she carefully sawed through Jeff's ropes with her modified- manicure set.
Jeff immediately, grabbed her wrist, with his now free hand. 'John!' he shouted in relief, 'how did you know he wasn't me?'
'Come on Dad I know you better than that.' John replied, letting himself smile as his father's dirty but, familiar head smiled up at him. 'Plus, I saw the house in the background and knew he couldn't be in two places at once.' He admitted.
Jeff's smile vanished, 'the house?' he asked gruffly, at John's nod, he continued, 'I knew he'd go there. How did he find out where we lived? How the hell did he get my face?'
John interrupted him, 'Sorry Dad, but I think there's a more serious question here, what's he planning?'
Jeff 's eyes narrowed in worry, 'You're right, John, care to fill me in?'
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So,
HOW WILL JEFF REACT TO THE EVENTS?
WILL HE GET TO THE HOUSE IN TIME?
WILL JOHN GET TO THE HOUSE IN TIME?
WILL THE HOOD GET HIS BRAINS BLOWN OUT?
BUT WHY WOULD HE PLAN TO GET HIMSELF KILLED?
FIND OUT IN THE NEXT PART OF 'IT'S ALL IN THE MIND'